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La Verkin Local News: Topix La Verkin Local News: Topix- Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on the web. Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr. Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr.- 1923-1998, American astronaut, b. East Derry, N.H., grad. Annapolis, 1944. He served on a destroyer during World War II and later had extensive experi… A History of Unmanned Space Missions A History of Unmanned Space Missions- Chronological listings of unmanned missions from 1957-2004. Includes dates and mission highlights. GAIA: The Galactic Census Project GAIA: The Galactic Census Project- A European Space Agency astrometry satellite mission designed to determine the composition, formation and evolution of our Galaxy, and create a … CYGAM CYGAM- Offers description and data on a gamma-ray telescope flown on several space missions. Interball Interball- Provides overview of Russian participation in a mission studying plasma processes with several spacecraft at the L1/L2 Sun/Earth libration points. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)- Offers project and scientific information on a coming infrared observatory mission to observe stars and galaxies. USGS Astrogeology Research Program USGS Astrogeology Research Program- Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. Offers data from a variety of space mission. XMM-Newton XMM-Newton- The European Space Agency's XMM satellite official home page. News updates and multimedia. INTEGRAL INTEGRAL- Provides updated mission status, spacecraft and scientific data about a gamma ray observatory spacecraft of the European Space Agency. The Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) The Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE)- A spaceborne, cryogenically-cooled imaging telescope designed to explore the evolution of starburst galaxies and to search for protogalaxi… RXTE Mission RXTE Mission- Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer is a Goddard mission which was launched on December 30th, 1995. RXTE is designed to facilitate the study of time variability in the emiss… High Energy Missions High Energy Missions- NASA guide to the scientific equipment and research aboard high-energy astrophysics missions. Space Science Missions of the European Space Agency Space Science Missions of the European Space Agency- Information and data on those of ESA's past, present, and future satellite missions related to astronomy and astrophysics. Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex- One of the three Deep Space Network stations, CDSCC provides critical communications and tracking information to interplanetary space p… Private Observatory Meyer/Obermair Private Observatory Meyer/Obermair- Privately owned and funded facility concentrating on follow-up observations of unusual minor planets. Crni Vrh Observatory Crni Vrh Observatory- Asteroid and comet observation at Crni Vrh Observatory, Slovenia. Great Shefford Observatory Great Shefford Observatory- Private observatory used primarily for observations of near-Earth asteroids and poorly observed comets. Klet Observatory Klet Observatory- Observatory in the Czech Republic used for study of asteroids, comets, and in particular, near Earth objects. Arkansas Sky Observatory Arkansas Sky Observatory- Comet and minor planet astrometry and photometry, including NEO's and PHA's. The Spacewatch Project The Spacewatch Project- The primary goal of Spacewatch is the study of statistics of comets and asteroids in order to investigate the collisional evolution of the solar system. Sormano Astronomical Observatory Sormano Astronomical Observatory- Asteroid, comet, and meteor images, computations of close approaches, history articles. Partial Lunar Eclipse 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse 2008- Photographs of this event seen from the island of Cephalonia, Greece. Includes a video showing the whole transition. 2008 Total Solar Eclipse 2008 Total Solar Eclipse- Gallery of photographs of the total solar eclipse of 2008 August 01 in China, taken by Fred Espenak. Eclipse-Chaser: 2008 China Eclipse Eclipse-Chaser: 2008 China Eclipse- Trip log, photos, videos and webcasts provided by Dr. Bob Yen, PhD. NASA: Total Solar Eclipse China 2008 NASA: Total Solar Eclipse China 2008- Live webcast of the event on August 1st, 2008.